This Is What Different Elementary School Teachers Around The Nation Say That Their Students Think About The Presidential Candidates

Independent Journal Review asked five teachers in different states what their students thought of the 2016 presidential candidates.

Most of the students were too young to remember the last election. They read more chapter books than news sites, and they’re not old enough to vote yet, but they hear things. It’s actually surprising what some of them have picked up on.

Here’s what students said about the candidates:

3rd graders in Tennessee

Hillary Clinton

“Could be first female president”
“Don’t vote for her”
“Not a Christian”
“Husband was president”
“Liar”
“Rude/mean”
“Going to do same things as Obama/make bad choices”
“Doesn’t work hard”
“Went to a funeral of someone her family hated”
“Offensive”
“Unfair”
“Uses taxes to give to poor”
“Hot head”
“Lying to America”
“Shouldn’t be president because she is selfish and doesn’t put people in front of herself.”

Bernie Sanders

“Hot head”
“Democrat”
“Kind of mean”
“Nice”
“He’s ok — not as mean as Trump, but not as kind/nice as Cruz”
“Full of himself”
“Works hard”
“Doesn’t know the meaning of joy because he thinks of himself first, then Jesus, then others”

John Kasich

Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders

“Bernie Sandwich?”
“He wants to make new rules”
“He’s a good man”
“He’s nice”
“I want him to be president”

4th graders in Massachusetts

Ted Cruz

“He’s trying to be president”

Hillary Clinton

“This year she’s voting for president”
“She’s the lady”
“She has a happy smile”
“She’s kind”
“She has blue eyes”
“She has blonde hair”
“She has red lipstick”
“She has pretty earrings”
“She’s voting at Washington D.C.”
“She hopes to be the president”

John Kasich

“One thing that I know about him is he’s a president”

Bernie Sanders

“I think he’s in his fifties”
“This year he’s voting for president”

Donald Trump

“He’s rude and mean”
“He’s trying to be president but he will never be”
“He’s getting more votes than anyone”
“He’s saying mean things to other presidents”
“Donald Trump wants to kick out everyone that doesn’t live here”
“He has a face that looks hideous”
“His mouth is very little”
“He has a fat face”